(VBScript) Outlook -- Create a Mail Folder

Creates a new mail folder as a child of an existing mail folder.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.68 or greater.

This example applies to: Exchange Online | Office 365 | Hotmail.com | Live.com | MSN.com | Outlook.com | Passport.com

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' Use your previously obtained access token here:
http.AuthToken = "MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN"

' This example will create a new mail folder as a child of /Inbox/abc

' Get the existing folder ID from the folder map created by this example 
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Hashtable")
set htFolderMap = CreateObject("Chilkat.Hashtable")
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbMap = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbMap.LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8")
success = htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap)

existingFolderId = htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox/abc")
If (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Folder ID not found")
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Create a JSON request body with this content:
' 
' 	{
' 	  "displayName": "displayName-value",
' 	}

' This example will create /Inbox/abc/subFolderC
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jsonRequestBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("displayName","subFolderC")

success = http.SetUrlVar("folder_id",existingFolderId)

' Create the folder "subFolderC" at the specified location.
' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson2("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/childFolders","application/json",jsonRequestBody.Emit())
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' A 201 response indicates success.
If (http.LastStatus = 201) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Folder created.")
Else
    outFile.WriteLine("Response status code = " & resp.StatusCode)
    outFile.WriteLine("Error: Folder not created.")
End If

' Show the response in both cases..
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jsonResponse = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = 0
success = jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr)
outFile.WriteLine(jsonResponse.Emit())

' A sample successful JSON response looks like this:

' 	{
' 	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA%3D')/childFolders/$entity",
' 	  "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6JqMIAAAA=",
' 	  "displayName": "subFolderC",
' 	  "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huv8AAAA=",
' 	  "childFolderCount": 0,
' 	  "unreadItemCount": 0,
' 	  "totalItemCount": 0
' 	}

outFile.Close